Try making ice cream at home with Cuisinart ICE-30BC Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker and you’ll probably never want to purchase ice cream from the store again. An ice cream maker lets you customize your favorite dessert and makes it easier to add in just about anything you desire for a flavorful and personalized result.
The Cuisinart ICE-30BC is housed in brushed stainless steel with an embossed logo, this fully automatic small appliance makes frozen yogurt, sorbet, and homemade ice cream in as little as 25 minutes.
The frozen-dessert maker features a heavy-duty motor and a double-insulated freezer bowl that holds up to 2 quarts of frozen dessert at a time. Simply add ingredients, turn the machine on, and frozen drinks and desserts are ready in minutes. Its large ingredient spout allows for easily adding favorite mix-ins, and an instruction book and recipes come included. A fun addition to any birthday party or backyard barbecue, the frozen-dessert maker measures approximately 8-1/4 by 8 by 11-1/4 inches.
Bowl Preparation
- The freezer bowl must be completely frozen before you begin your recipe. The length of time needed to reach the frozen state depends on how cold your freezer is.
- For the most convenient frozen desserts and drinks, leave your freezer bowl in the freezer at all times.
- You can take it out any time for immediate use.
- In general, freezing time is between 6 hours and 22 hours. To determine whether the bowl is completely frozen, shake it.
- If you do not hear liquid moving, the cooling liquid is frozen.
- Before freezing, wash and dry the bowl. Wrap it in a plastic bag to prevent freezer burn.
- We recommend that you place the freezer bowl in the back of your freezer where it is the coldest. Your freezer should be set to 0°F to ensure proper freezing of all foods.
Making Frozen Desserts or Drinks
You can use Cuisinart recipes included in the Instruction Booklet or use your own recipe, making sure it yields 2 quarts or less. Do not fill the freezer bowl higher than 1/2-inch from the top. The ingredients will increase in volume during the freezing process. For best results, prepare the ingredients in a container from which it is easy to pour.
- Remove the freezer bowl from the freezer and place on the center of the base. The bowl will begin to defrost quickly once it has been removed from the freezer. Use it immediately after removing from freezer.
- Place mixing bowl arm in freezer bowl. Arm does not fit tightly. It just rests in the center of the bowl, with the circle side facing up.
- Place lid on the base. Easy lock lid mechanism allows the lid to rest on base in multiple positions.
- Turn the On/Off switch to ON position. Freezer bowl will begin to turn.
- Immediately pour ingredients through ingredient spout.
Frozen desserts or drinks will be done in 25-35 minutes. The time will depend on the recipe and volume of the dessert or drink you are making. When the mixture has thickened to a soft serve consistency, it is done. If you desire a firmer consistency, transfer the dessert or drink to an airtight container and store in the freezer for two or more hours.
Adding Ingredients
Ingredients such as chips and nuts should be added about 5 minutes before the recipe is complete. Once the dessert or drink has begun to thicken, add the ingredients through the ingredient spout. Nuts and other ingredients should be no larger than a chocolate chip.
What we liked about it
- Ingredient Spout allows you to pour recipe ingredient
- Has a mixing arm which mixes and aerates ingredients
- Freezer Bowl Contains cooling liquid within a double insulated wall
- Rubber Feet Nonslip feet keep base stationary during use
What we didn’t like about it
- You can’t use it right out of the box
Our opinion
We have been asking ourselves on what could be better than a quart of luscious homemade ice cream, sorbet or frozen yogurt for a desert and found out that they still stand out.
The Cuisinart ICE-30BC Ice Cream Maker makes 2 quarts of your favorite frozen desserts or drinks in as little as 25 minutes. It’s easy – an integrated motor, double-insulated freezer bowl and automatic mixing paddle do all the work. Results are consistently smooth, cleanup is easy, and the brushed metal styling is simply sensational.
Indulge your taste buds with fresh sorbet, ice cream, or frozen yogurt – 2 quarts of your favorite frozen dessert, which can be ready within a very short time. It’s simple and easy from start to finish: just add ingredients and turn it on.
The removable mixing paddle and freezer bowl make cleanup easy. Always get consistently creamy results with a heavy-duty motor, double insulated freezer bowl and automatic mixing paddle, you are guaranteed with a deliciously smooth frozen desserts and drinks for your home which is ideal for you.
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The Review
Cuisinart ICE-30BC
The Cuisinart ICE-30BC Ice Cream Maker makes 2 quarts of your favorite frozen desserts or drinks in as little as 25 minutes.
PROS
- Produces great ice cream
- Dense, smooth, and creamy
- Nice and dense
CONS
- Small capacity
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